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Melvin Clinton Bledsoe 1885–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1885

Birth Location: Hancock, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 27 Feb 1966

Death Location: Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, USA

Father: David Bledsoe

Mother: Mary Combs

Spouse(s): Eliza Harwell

Children(s): James Bledsoe, Dave Bledsoe, James Bledsoe, David Bledsoe, Laura Bledsoe, Minnie Bledsoe

The story of Melvin Clinton Bledsoe began in 1885 in Hancock, Tennessee, USA. Melvin Clinton Bledsoe married Eliza Harwell, and had children including Dave Bledsoe, David Bledsoe, James Lacy Bledsoe, Laura Bledsoe, Minnie May Lee Bledsoe. Melvin Clinton Bledsoe passed away in 1966 in Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Melvin Clinton Bledsoe began in 1885 in Hancock, Tennessee, USA.
  • Melvin Clinton Bledsoe married Eliza Harwell, and had children including Dave Bledsoe, David Bledsoe, James Lacy Bledsoe, Laura Bledsoe, Minnie May Lee Bledsoe.
  • Melvin Clinton Bledsoe passed away in 1966 in Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Bledsoe
1843–1880
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Mary Combs
1862–
Birth Location: Hancock County, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Harwell
1883–1936
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

James Bledsoe
1916–
Birth Location: Virginia
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Dave Bledsoe
1907–
Birth Location: Virginia
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James Bledsoe
1916–1993
Birth Location: Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, USA
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David Bledsoe
1906–1964
Birth Location: –
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Laura Bledsoe
1910–1959
Birth Location: Lee Co., VA
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Minnie Bledsoe
1907–1958
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA
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Melvin Bledsoe's Ancestors

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Melvin Bledsoe
1885–1966
Birth Place: Hancock, Tennessee, USA
Parents
David Bledsoe
1843–1880
Tennessee, USA
Mary Combs
1862–
Hancock County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Clinton Bledsoe
1820–1899
Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Susannah Fields
1822–1900
Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Bledsoe
1788–1860
Juda Head
1800–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bledsoe
1760–1834
Margaret McDonald
1762–1850

Melvin Bledsoe's Descendants

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Melvin (Clinton) Bledsoe (27 Aug 1885–27 Feb 1966) m. Eliza Harwell (10 Mar 1883–19 Sep 1936)
  1. 1. James (Lacy) Bledsoe 1916–
  2. 2. Dave Bledsoe 1907–
  3. 3. James (Lacy) Bledsoe 1916–1993
  4. 4. David Bledsoe 1906–1964
  5. 5. Laura Bledsoe 1910–1959
  6. 6. Minnie (May (Lee)) Bledsoe 1907–1958 m. Grady (Patton) Livesay 1907–1989
    1. 1. Silas (Clarence) Livesay 1929–1989

Melvin Bledsoe's Timeline

2 Records

1885
27 Aug 1885
Birth of Melvin Clinton Bledsoe in Hancock, Tennessee, USA
Hancock, Tennessee, USA
1966
27 Feb 1966
Age 81
Death of Melvin Clinton Bledsoe in Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, USA
Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1885
    Event Place: Hancock, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1966
    Event Place: Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, USA
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